15. The SRN perspective on these developments is that they are not necessarily positive. The SRN would argue that WRAP should not become prescriptive, or part of a "programme" delivered by services, but rather it should be available outside of services through community and peer groups.

16. Scottish Centre for Social Research and Pratt R (2010) Wellness planning in self-help and mutual support groups. Final report. Scottish Recovery Network.

40. Between 2006 and 2008, there was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of people with experience of a mental health problem who said they had received a positive message of recovery from professionals with whom they had contact: 73% in 2008 compared to 66% in 2006. There was also a slight increase in the proportion who said they had received a positive message of recovery from the people around them, but this change was not statistically significant: 79% in 2008 vs. 76% in 2006.

44. We note that the SRN has begun to develop regional learning networks. At the time of writing of this report, these include 90 individuals who will be local SRI champions.

45. Berzins K (2006) Implementing a recovery approach in policy and practice: A review of the literature. Scotland's National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing: Small Research Projects Initiative 2005-06. University of Glasgow. Available at: www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/06/19103019/1.

47. Developing a Framework for Recovery in Scotland. A joint proposal to support the development of the Scottish Recovery Network, 2004-2006. (Undated, unpublished proposal to the Scottish Executive.)

48. Of the agencies represented in the working group, the choice of which would host the Network was between Penumbra, SAMH and the Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health ( SDC). As SAMH hosted see me, it was felt not to be appropriate for SAMH to also host the SRN, and at that time, the SDC said they did not have the capacity to do so.